Storm damages Oak Ridge home

Thursday

Jul 24, 2014 at 1:30 PM

Wednesday afternoon’s storm in Oak Ridge brought down a tree that narrowly missed a house in the 100 block of Taylor Road.

by Russel Langley/The Oak Ridger

Wednesday afternoon’s storm in Oak Ridge brought down a tree that narrowly missed a house in the 100 block of Taylor Road. According to Oak Ridge Fire Department personnel, the tree hit the power lines going to the house and likely caused the lines to be pulled from the home, leaving the hole in the side of the structure. No one was in the house when the tree fell, according to neighbors.